The Malta Biennale 2026 Bulletin // No. 9
This week marked the second official visit by HE Myriam Spiteri Debono, the President of Malta, to the three Heritage Malta sites featuring the international exhibition of the Malta Biennale located on the sister island of Gozo.
HE the President visited the Ċittadella Cultural Centre in Victoria and the Ġgantija Archaeological Park and Ta’ Kola Windmill in Xagħra, where she was accompanied by the President of the Malta Biennale and Chairman of Heritage Malta, Mario Cutajar, together with site executives and curators from the agency.
Looking at the public programme events that unravelled over the past eight days, Victor Agius led a successful hands-on children’s workshop titled Primal Gestures at Ġgantija Archaeological Park in Xagħra, Gozo, last weekend. Also last weekend, over the course of two days, the satellite event Darija Divan took place at St Paul’s Parish Square in Rabat, Malta.
Running till May 22 is the children’s workshop titled What is Contemporary Art?, of which a number of sessions were held this past week. On Tuesday, a workshop designed for the visually impaired, titled Textures, took place. During this workshop, participants were guided to explore various materials such as fabric, sandpaper, buttons, and natural objects, to discover how different surfaces can evoke feelings, memories, and stories. Both workshops were held at MUŻA – the National Community Art Museum.
Ongoing satellite events include Ground 99, on show till tomorrow at 99 F. Azzopardi, Senglea, and the collective exhibition titled Nothing is Clear, at axis_, Attard, till May 29. Upcoming satellite events include Sonic Sediments, which will be held next Wednesday at Ħaġar Qim, and the last satellite event in the programme which will take place on May 28. Titled Danse Macabre, this participatory performance will be presented at the Upper Barrakka Gardens in Valletta.
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The full schedule of exhibitions, participating artists, pavilions and events in the public programme can also be accessed via maltabiennale.art. The official guidebook of the Malta Biennale 2026 can be downloaded for free from the website, and the catalogue can be purchased either online or at one of the Biennale sites.
The Malta Biennale is organised by Heritage Malta in partnership with Arts Council Malta, Visit Malta, the Valletta Cultural Agency and Public Broadcasting Services. The Malta Biennale is also being held in full collaboration with the Ministry for Culture, Lands and Local Government, the Ministry for Foreign Affairs and Tourism, and the Ministry for Gozo and Planning.
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Il-Bulettin tal-Malta Biennale 2026 // Nru 9
Din il-ġimgħa saret it-tieni żjara uffiċjali mill-Eċċellenza Tagħha Myriam Spiteri Debono, il-President ta’ Malta, fit-tliet siti ta’ Heritage Malta li jinsabu f’Għawdex, fejn tinsab il-wirja internazzjonali tal-Malta Biennale.
L-Eċċellenza Tagħha żaret iċ-Ċentru Kulturali fiċ-Ċittadella, fir-Rabat, kif ukoll il-Park Arkeoloġiku tal-Ġgantija u l-Mitħna Ta’ Kola, fix-Xagħra. Il-President kienet akkumpanjata mill-President tal-Malta Biennale u Chairman ta’ Heritage Malta, Mario Cutajar, flimkien ma’ uffiċjali eżekuttivi u kuraturi tal-aġenzija.
L-attivitajiet fil-programm pubbliku li seħħew matul dawn l-aħħar tmint ijiem jinkludu l-workshop interattiv għat-tfal bit-titlu Primal Gestures immexxi minn Victor Agius fil-Park Arkeoloġiku tal-Ġgantija, Għawdex. U fi tmiem il-ġimgħa li għaddiet, fuq jumejn, seħħ wieħed mill-avvenimenti paralleli bl-isem Darija Divan, fil-Pjazza tal-Parroċċa ta’ San Pawl, fir-Rabat, Malta.
Sat-22 ta’ Mejju jibqa’ għaddej il-workshop għat-tfal bit-titlu What is Contemporary Art? U t-Tlieta li għadda sar workshop maħsub għal persuni neqsin mid-dawl, bit-titlu Textures. F’dan il-workshop, il-parteċipanti ġew iggwidati biex jesploraw diversi materjali bħal drapp, sandpaper, buttuni, u oġġetti naturali, sabiex jiskopru kif materjali differenti jistgħu jqanqlu emozzjonijiet, memorji u stejjer. Iż-żewġ workshops saru fil-MUŻA - il-Mużew Nazzjonali tal-Arti tal-Komunità.
Avvenimenti paralleli li għadhom għaddejjin dil-ġimgħa jinkludu Ground 99 li jintemm għada, f’99 F. Azzopardi, fl-Isla, u l-wirja kollettiva bit-titlu Nothing is Clear, f’axis_, Ħ’Attard, sad-29 ta’ Mejju. L-avvenimenti paralleli li jmiss jinkludu Sonic Sediments, li se jsir nhar l-Erbgħa li ġej f’Ħaġar Qim, u l-aħħar avveniment fil-programm pubbliku, li se jsir fit-28 ta’ Mejju, bit-titlu Danse Macabre. Din il-prestazzjoni parteċipattiva se tittella’ fil-Barrakka ta’ Fuq, fil-Belt Valletta.
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